Prix Lasker 1998 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Leland H. Hartwell, Paul M. Nurse, Yoshio Masui

   Biologie

   For pioneering genetic and molecular studies that revealed the universal machinery for regulating cell division in all eukaryotic organisms, from yeasts to frogs to humans.

2. Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   Alfred G. Knudson, Janet Rowley, Peter C. Nowell

   Biologie

   For incisive studies in patient-oriented research that paved the way for identifying genetic alterations that cause cancer in humans and that allow for cancer diagnosis in patients at the molecular level.

3. Prix Lasker-Koshland pour réalisations spéciales en sciences médicales

   Daniel E. Koshland Jr.

   Biologie

   For a lifetime career devoted to elevating science to its highest level — exemplified by accomplishments on diverse fronts — as a visionary biochemist, tireless institution builder, and eloquent public communicator.